# NHTSA recall 12V542000

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- Published by: NHTSA \(United States\)
- Campaign number: 12V542000
- Manufacturer: Toyota Motor Engineering \& Manufacturing
- Reported: 2012\-11\-23
- Owners notified: 2013\-02\-15
- Component: TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
- Units potentially affected: 150000

## What is wrong

Toyota is recalling certain model year 2001 through 2004 Tacoma light trucks manufactured from August 28, 2000, through August 27, 2004, and originally sold, or currently registered, in the following cold climate states with high road salt usage: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and the District of Columbia.  The spare tire in the subject vehicles is located underneath the rear of the vehicle and held by a spare tire carrier.  A lift plate on the carrier is used to help raise, lower and retain the tire.  During its manufacture, the lift plate may not have been sufficiently coated with anti\-corrosion materials.  If the plate is insufficiently coated and the vehicle is operated in cold climate regions where road salts are frequently used, road spray can reach the carrier assembly and corrode the lift plate.


## What can happen

Corrosion of the plate could cause it to break, which could result in detachment of the spare tire from the vehicle. Detachment of the spare tire could result in a road hazard which may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.


## The remedy

Toyota will notify owners, dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace the spare tire carrier lift plate as necessary, free of charge.  The recall began in February 2013.  Owners may contact their Toyota dealer or the Toyota Customer Experience Center at 1\-800\-331\-4331.


## Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1\-888\-327\-4236 \(TTY 1\-800\-424\-9153\), or go to www.safercar.gov.


## Vehicles this campaign lists

- [2001 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2001/recalls.md). Built 2000\-08\-28 to 2004\-08\-27.
- [2002 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2002/recalls.md). Built 2000\-08\-28 to 2004\-08\-27.
- [2003 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2003/recalls.md). Built 2000\-08\-28 to 2004\-08\-27.
- [2004 TOYOTA TACOMA](/makes/toyota/tacoma/2004/recalls.md). Built 2000\-08\-28 to 2004\-08\-27.

## Bulletins for the same vehicles and component

A bulletin is the manufacturer's note to its dealers. It is not part of this recall.

- [Toyota PRO19\-02](/bulletins/10207946.md), 2022-02-14, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0187\-12 Rev](/bulletins/10131951.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0187\-12\_Rev](/bulletins/10131759.md), 2018-04-02, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0187\-12\_Rev](/bulletins/10129977.md), 2018-03-12, Service bulletin
- [T\-SB\-0187\-12](/bulletins/10061649.md), 2016-04-12, Service bulletin
- [TC\-15\-016](/bulletins/10058414.md), 2015-09-18, Service bulletin
- [PG00503](/bulletins/10003563.md), 2003-10-24, Service bulletin

## Check a VIN

- [NHTSA recall lookup by VIN, United States](https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls)
- [Transport Canada recall search, Canada](https://wwwapps.tc.gc.ca/Saf-Sec-Sur/7/VRDB-BDRV/search-recherche/menu.aspx?lang=eng)

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